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In The Middle Of Appalachia: Balancing Teacher Talk With Student Discourse, Ronald V. Morris, Denise Shockley, Sonya Davis Jan 2022

In The Middle Of Appalachia: Balancing Teacher Talk With Student Discourse, Ronald V. Morris, Denise Shockley, Sonya Davis

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

Appalachian students co-constructed knowledge with their teacher while examining a non-fiction book about Thanksgiving. Fifth grade students used an informational trade book to promote student discourse while using text-based evidence. Students learned about Native Americans and Pilgrims as they engaged in student discourse balanced with teacher talk. Students used an inquiry arc that involved questioning texts and examining sources, and inquiry helped students to investigate narrative text as a source of data. Students used inquiry to enhance their metacognition about historical events. Students exercised agency as they recounted family history and their heritage as part of their memory. Remembering was …


Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 4th Grade, Nidia Látigo Oct 2019

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 4th Grade, Nidia Látigo

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): History- Native Americans of Texas 4.1= A. Origins

Lesson objective(s): 1. TLW explain and understand the possible origins of American Indian groups in Texas+ North America

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Partially filled graphic organizers/outlines Assign a specific native American group + have students Produce a pamphlet on a poster.


Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Erik Solomon Tjernberg, Sosena Gebremariam, Maame Araba A. Vander-Pallen, Drew Davis Jan 2019

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Erik Solomon Tjernberg, Sosena Gebremariam, Maame Araba A. Vander-Pallen, Drew Davis

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

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Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Carl Erik Elving, Evan Webber, Adrian K. Sowicz, Emma Gannaway Jan 2019

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Carl Erik Elving, Evan Webber, Adrian K. Sowicz, Emma Gannaway

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

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Augustana Senior Fall 1885: Laurent Erik Sjolinder, Ryley Knar, Dejan Ubiparipovic, Bobby Christel Jan 2019

Augustana Senior Fall 1885: Laurent Erik Sjolinder, Ryley Knar, Dejan Ubiparipovic, Bobby Christel

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

No abstract provided.


Augustana Seniors Fall 1884: Anders Carlsson, Danielle Carroll, Alexis Karon Jan 2017

Augustana Seniors Fall 1884: Anders Carlsson, Danielle Carroll, Alexis Karon

Augustana Seniors Fall 1884 (Class of 1885)

Anders Carlsson was a senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, in the fall of 1884. His name appears in the college catalog of 1884 – 1885, along with his birthplace, the year of his birth, and a few other facts. From this start, we researched the genealogy and family history of Carlsson. This paper contains a short biography of Carlsson, a report on his ancestors, a report on his descendants, and some open questions for further research.


0513: Byron T. Morris Papers, 1967-1989, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1990

0513: Byron T. Morris Papers, 1967-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Copies of Mr. Morris's newspaper column, "Out of the Past," written for the Wayne County News; subjects include histories of communities in Wayne County, West Virginia, genealogy of Wayne County families, registers of marriages in neighboring counties of Wayne County persons, and school and church histories.


0488: Marshall Family Papers, 1987-1988, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1988

0488: Marshall Family Papers, 1987-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection consists of two folders containing materials disparate in subject matter: one consisting of a list of many descendants of John Marshall compiled by Sam Clagg for Marshall University’s Sesqui-Centennial Committee in 1987, another of materials sent to Marshall University by one of these descendants. The folder compiled by Sam Clagg with a list of descendants includes an address for each one. Also included in the same folder are three letters regarding the acquisition of Marvin L. Marshall’s “The Marshall Family.” The other folder title “Marshall Family” two letters between Marshall’s Public Relations office and Mary Paulding Martin. Martin …


0418: Whittaker-Glanville Family Papers, 1856-1985, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1985

0418: Whittaker-Glanville Family Papers, 1856-1985, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Papers consist primarily of diaries, newspaper clippings, correspondence, genealogies and photographs of five families: the Glanville-Carter families of St. Louis, Mo.; the Whittakers of Preble County, Ohio; Dorothy Whittaker Atkins of Huntington, West Virginia.; and the Heacocks of Bucks County, Penna.

A significant part of the collection are the diaries of Annie Heacock, a teacher at the Penn School for freed slaves in Beaufort, South Carolina, 1864-1869. Other diaries include the Civil War diary of John Whittaker, a surgeon in the 81st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Whittaker-Glanville …


0379: Alma Nease Noble Papers, 1861-1981, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1983

0379: Alma Nease Noble Papers, 1861-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Huntington, West Virginia, educator; Marshall University French professor, 1942-1969, Morris Harvey College, Charleston, West Virginia, 1969-1972. Papers include teaching materials; class notes as an undergraduate at Wittenberg College and a graduate student at Ohio State University; drafts and notes of her dissertation; and family papers relating to Warren County, Ohio, and New Vienna, Ohio.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Alma Nease Noble Papers, 1861-1981 here.


0302: Arvil Ernest Harris Papers, 1925-1965, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1980

0302: Arvil Ernest Harris Papers, 1925-1965, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Marshall University dean of the graduate school; educator. Papers include dissertation, certificates, family history, personal papers, and files related to service on the Huntington, West Virginia, City Council.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Arvil Ernest Harris Papers, 1925-1965 here.


0031: Mary Mason Letter, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1973

0031: Mary Mason Letter, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Miss Mason was the daughter of Mrs. Salina Hite Mason, who owned Marshall College during the Civil War. Miss Mason's letter lists the students attending the academy in 1865.